Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): In 2018, housing prices in New District, in the city of Dandong on China's northeastern border with North Korea, were the fastest growing in the country, however, hopes for its future have dampened by the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
London [UK], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 1,979 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,452,756, according to official figures released Monday.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 17 (ANI): Haryana will purchase anti-COVID drug 2DG developed by DRDO for treatment of coroanvirus patients, state Health Minister Anil Vij said.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The DRDO's new anti-COVID drug, 2-DG, reduces a patient's average recovery time by two and a half days and oxygen demand by upto 40 per cent, the union health ministry informed on Monday.
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): After a year without the Miss Universe pageant due to the coronavirus pandemic, Andrea Meza of Mexico was crowned on Sunday as the most beautiful woman on Earth.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The national capital reported 4,524 fresh COVID-19 cases and 10,918 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the Delhi State Health Bulletin informed on Monday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 17 (ANI): Since January this year, the Chennai Airport has handled 44.26 MT of inbound vaccine and related cargo domestically, the Airport Authority of India informed on Monday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): The DRDO's new anti-COVID drug 2DG is an add-on and not a substitute for any of the drugs that are used to treat coronavirus patients, said Deepak Sapra, the CEO of Pharmaceutical Services and API, Dr. Reddy's labs.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Over the last three weeks, the Central government has dispatched as many as 11,321 oxygen concentrators and 15,801 oxygen cylinders received from across the world to states and union territories (UTs) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Singapore, May 17 (ANI): If coronavirus infections in India fail to decline to more manageable levels, lockdowns may be prolonged and widen which will have a more severe effect on companies' earnings recovery, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 17 (ANI): As oxygen shortage hits Nepal due to rising cases of coronavirus, India has promised to continue to supply additional tankers of liquid oxygen to Nepal.